Rare Escherichia coli Empyema Necessitating to Pelvic Retroperitoneum With Extension to the Groin.

e. coli e.coli empyema empyema necessitasis necessitating necessitating to retroperitoneum retroperitoneum abscess

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted: 21 10 2023
medline: 29 11 2023
pubmed: 29 11 2023
entrez: 29 11 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Empyema necessitans is a rare form of infection that spreads to the soft tissue of visceral organs. In the case of thoracic empyema, the infection can spread to the parietal pleura of the lungs. This can cause many complications as treatment is more complicated with the spread of this infection.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38021685
doi: 10.7759/cureus.47467
pmc: PMC10662434
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e47467

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Azad et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Sharmeen Azad (S)

Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.
Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, USA.

Andrew McCague (A)

Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.

Austin Henken-Siefken (A)

Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.

Tracy Taggart (T)

Trauma, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.

Classifications MeSH